Dish-drying rack.



L. M. SGHOMBER.

DISH DRYING RACK. APPLICATION FILED n.9, 1908.

901,747. I Patented 0015.20, 1908.

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Lewis M. scaoneraor SHIRLEY, man.

DISH-DRYING BAGH- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 20, 1908..

To all whom it may, concern:

Be it known that l, LEWIS M. a citizen of the United States, residing at Shirley, in the county of Hancock and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dish-D 'ing Racks,

of which the following is a speci cation, ref- ScHoMBER,

erence being had therein to the accompany-- ing draaing.

My invention relates to improvements in plate and saucer drying racks as hereinafter described in the specification and particularly pointed out in the claims.

r The object of this invention 'is to provide a plate and saucer drying rack that will be ght, durable, and simple in its construction.

ln'the accompanying drawings like numerals of reference designate like parts throughout the'several views.

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the rack; and, Fig. 2 is a top view of the same.

My plate and saucer drying rack is constructed entirely ofwire and consists of a series of wires 1 arranged at e ual' distances apart and situated in parallel re ation to each other, each one of which is bent at or near its ends to form the 'lar er upwardly extending bows 2 and the smzfiler upwardly extending bows 3. At the bottom ends of the legs of each of said bows are formed the lower supporting loops 4, 5, 6, and 7 which form the supporting feet of the rack. The series of wires, thus formed, are connected and held. rigidly in their proper positions and distances apart by the -t1crods 8, 9, 10, and 11 which latter are soldered, welded, or otherwise permanently secured at their points of contact with the horizontal wires 1 and the legs of the bows 2 and 3 to maintain said wires and the bows thereof in their relative positions and at their proper distances apart.

The rods 8, 9, 10, and ll'form supports for the bottom sides of the plates and saucers to support them in position between said bows 2 and 3. The rack is constructed in the following I manner :I first take a straight wire 1 of suitable diameter and length and form at one end thereof the inner supporting loop 4. I then bend the said wire to form the larger upright bow 2 so that the inner leg of said bow extendsfrom the inner su porting loop 4. I then bend the wire 1 to fhrm the .outer supporting loop 5, then bend the straight porto form the smaller bow 3 so that the inner leg of said bow extends from the inner supporting loop 6. p I then form the outer su porting loop 7 and finally bend or twist t e Wire 1 at a point situated at the top of the outer supporting loop 7 to move the legs of the bow 3 to and against the straight portion of the wire 1, so that the inner supporting loop 6 will be situated under the straight in her portion of the wire 1. I proceed in this manner with each of the wires constituting the rack till the required number of wires are formed; I next arrange the wires, thus formed, at their pro or and equal distances apart and in paralle relation, and temporar1 y secure them, by any suitable means, in position. I next take the straight wires 8, 9, 10, and 11 and place them in their respective positions, as shown in the drawings, that is, the tie-rod 8 is situated to extend over the outer supporting loops 5 in such position thereon so as to contact with the outer legs of all the bows 2 and the top portions of the supporting loops 5 and said wire is secured at its points of contact with said loops and the outer legs of the bows to rigidly maintain said bows in theirvertical positions. and in parallel relation the one to the other.

The tie-rod 9 is situated to extend over the wires 1 above the inner supporting loops 4 so as to contact with the inner legs of the bows 2 and the wires 1, and the said tie-rod 9 is secured permanently to said legs and said wires as before.

The tie-rods 10 and 11 are arran ed in position relatively to the bows 3 and the suporting loops 6 and ,7 and secured in ii e manner thereto. The said tie-rods not only operate as braces for securing the several bows in their relative positions, but also which the plates and saucers placed in the spaces between the bows 2 and 3- rest and are supported in position.

i I claim In a dish drying rack, the combination with a series of horizontally extending wires arranged in parallel relation to each other, vertically extending bows formed integral at the ends of'each of said horizontally extendserve the purpose of supports 01' rests upon ing wires, and integral supporting loogs at In testimonywhereof I aflix my signature the bottom of said bows, said loops eing in presence of two witnesses.

-' diSpOSed beneath the hfll'lzontral Wires, 0f r M straiiht rods extendin? at right angles to said orizontally exten ing wires and rigidly Witnesses:

fastened thereto and to each of said loops of THOMPSON R.BELL,

each bow. 1 FRANCIS M. SPRINGER. 

